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incompetenza

incompetence

noun een-kohm-peh-TEN-tsah Rare

Usage Note

Incompetenza is an uncountable noun used without an article in generalisations: l'incompetenza dilagante (rampant incompetence). It is the direct antonym of competenza. In a legal or professional context it can also mean 'lack of jurisdiction'.

Examples

"L'incompetenza del tecnico ha causato il guasto."

Natural Translation

The technician's incompetence caused the breakdown.

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